Rufus: ER: Access to the device is denied

Created on 10 Mar 2015  路  13Comments  路  Source: pbatard/rufus

Everytime I try to use Rufus on my USB it gives an error saying: "Access to the device is denied"

Rufus version: 2.0.639
Windows version: Windows 8.1 64-bit
Syslinux versions: 4.07/2013-07-25, 6.03/2014-10-06
Grub versions: 0.4.6a, 2.02~beta2
Locale ID: 0x0409
Found USB 2.0 device 'Imation ImationFlashDriv USB Device' (0718:067D)
1 device found
Disk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cylinders: 487, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63
Partition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1
Disk ID: 0xC3072E18
Drive has a Windows 2000/XP/2003 Master Boot Record
Partition 1:
  Type: FAT32 (0x0b)
  Size: 3.7 GB (4003135488 bytes)
  Start Sector: 8064, Boot: No, Recognized: Yes
Scanning image...
Disc image is an UDF image
ISO label: ESD-ISO
  Size: 3519393792 bytes
  Has a >64 chars filename: No
  Has Symlinks: No
  Has a >4GB file: No
  Uses Bootmgr: Yes
  Uses EFI: Yes (win7_x64)
  Uses Grub 2: No
  Uses Grub4DOS: No
  Uses isolinux: No
  Uses KolibriOS: No
  Uses ReactOS: No
  Uses WinPE: No
Using image: Windows.iso

Format operation started
Requesting disk access...
Opened drive \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 for write access
ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!
\\?\Volume{7a717372-c9d2-11e3-825c-fcf8ae8c1229}\ was already mounted as H:\
Re-mounted volume as 'H:' after error

Found USB 2.0 device 'Imation ImationFlashDriv USB Device' (0718:067D)
1 device found
Disk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cylinders: 487, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63
Partition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1
Disk ID: 0xC3072E18
Drive has a Windows 2000/XP/2003 Master Boot Record
Partition 1:
  Type: FAT32 (0x0b)
  Size: 3.7 GB (4003135488 bytes)
  Start Sector: 8064, Boot: No, Recognized: Yes

Format operation started
Requesting disk access...
Opened drive \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 for write access
ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!
\\?\Volume{7a717372-c9d2-11e3-825c-fcf8ae8c1229}\ was already mounted as H:\
Re-mounted volume as 'H:' after error

Found USB 2.0 device 'Imation ImationFlashDriv USB Device' (0718:067D)
1 device found
Disk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cylinders: 487, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63
Partition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1
Disk ID: 0xC3072E18
Drive has a Windows 2000/XP/2003 Master Boot Record
Partition 1:
  Type: FAT32 (0x0b)
  Size: 3.7 GB (4003135488 bytes)
  Start Sector: 8064, Boot: No, Recognized: Yes

Format operation started
Requesting disk access...
Opened drive \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 for write access
ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!
\\?\Volume{7a717372-c9d2-11e3-825c-fcf8ae8c1229}\ was already mounted as H:\
Re-mounted volume as 'H:' after error

Found USB 2.0 device 'Imation ImationFlashDriv USB Device' (0718:067D)
1 device found
Disk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cylinders: 487, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63
Partition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1
Disk ID: 0xC3072E18
Drive has a Windows 2000/XP/2003 Master Boot Record
Partition 1:
  Type: FAT32 (0x0b)
  Size: 3.7 GB (4003135488 bytes)
  Start Sector: 8064, Boot: No, Recognized: Yes
Scanning image...
Disc image is an UDF image
ISO label: ESD-ISO
  Size: 3519393792 bytes
  Has a >64 chars filename: No
  Has Symlinks: No
  Has a >4GB file: No
  Uses Bootmgr: Yes
  Uses EFI: Yes (win7_x64)
  Uses Grub 2: No
  Uses Grub4DOS: No
  Uses isolinux: No
  Uses KolibriOS: No
  Uses ReactOS: No
  Uses WinPE: No
Using image: Windows.iso

Format operation started
Requesting disk access...
Opened drive \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 for write access
ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!
\\?\Volume{7a717372-c9d2-11e3-825c-fcf8ae8c1229}\ was already mounted as H:\
Re-mounted volume as 'H:' after error

Found USB 2.0 device 'Imation ImationFlashDriv USB Device' (0718:067D)
1 device found
Disk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cylinders: 487, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63
Partition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1
Disk ID: 0xC3072E18
Drive has a Windows 2000/XP/2003 Master Boot Record
Partition 1:
  Type: FAT32 (0x0b)
  Size: 3.7 GB (4003135488 bytes)
  Start Sector: 8064, Boot: No, Recognized: Yes
Scanning image...
Disc image is an UDF image
ISO label: ESD-ISO
  Size: 3519393792 bytes
  Has a >64 chars filename: No
  Has Symlinks: No
  Has a >4GB file: No
  Uses Bootmgr: Yes
  Uses EFI: Yes (win7_x64)
  Uses Grub 2: No
  Uses Grub4DOS: No
  Uses isolinux: No
  Uses KolibriOS: No
  Uses ReactOS: No
  Uses WinPE: No
Using image: Windows.iso

Format operation started
Requesting disk access...
Opened drive \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 for write access
ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!
\\?\Volume{7a717372-c9d2-11e3-825c-fcf8ae8c1229}\ was already mounted as H:\
Re-mounted volume as 'H:' after error

Found USB 2.0 device 'Imation ImationFlashDriv USB Device' (0718:067D)
1 device found
Disk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cylinders: 487, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63
Partition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1
Disk ID: 0xC3072E18
Drive has a Windows 2000/XP/2003 Master Boot Record
Partition 1:
  Type: FAT32 (0x0b)
  Size: 3.7 GB (4003135488 bytes)
  Start Sector: 8064, Boot: No, Recognized: Yes

Format operation started
Requesting disk access...
Opened drive \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 for write access
ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!
\\?\Volume{7a717372-c9d2-11e3-825c-fcf8ae8c1229}\ was already mounted as H:\
Re-mounted volume as 'H:' after error

Found USB 2.0 device 'Imation ImationFlashDriv USB Device' (0718:067D)
1 device found
Disk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cylinders: 487, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63
Partition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1
Disk ID: 0xC3072E18
Drive has a Windows 2000/XP/2003 Master Boot Record
Partition 1:
  Type: FAT32 (0x0b)
  Size: 3.7 GB (4003135488 bytes)
  Start Sector: 8064, Boot: No, Recognized: Yes

Format operation started
Requesting disk access...
Opened drive \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 for write access
ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!
\\?\Volume{7a717372-c9d2-11e3-825c-fcf8ae8c1229}\ was already mounted as H:\
Re-mounted volume as 'H:' after error

Found USB 2.0 device 'Imation ImationFlashDriv USB Device' (0718:067D)
1 device found
Disk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes
Cylinders: 487, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63
Partition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1
Disk ID: 0xC3072E18
Drive has a Windows 2000/XP/2003 Master Boot Record
Partition 1:
  Type: FAT32 (0x0b)
  Size: 3.7 GB (4003135488 bytes)
  Start Sector: 8064, Boot: No, Recognized: Yes
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Most helpful comment

You should pay more attention to what the log explicitly tells you:

ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!

The Windows.iso you are trying to use resides on the same drive as the one you are trying to format. You are trying to saw the branch you're sitting on - what you are trying to do was never going to work in the first place!

Please move your Windows.iso to a different drive than your USB, and be mindful that ALL data on your USB drive will be erased

picture pbatard on 10 Mar 2015
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You should pay more attention to what the log explicitly tells you:

ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!

The Windows.iso you are trying to use resides on the same drive as the one you are trying to format. You are trying to saw the branch you're sitting on - what you are trying to do was never going to work in the first place!

Please move your Windows.iso to a different drive than your USB, and be mindful that ALL data on your USB drive will be erased

pbatard picture pbatard on 10 Mar 2015
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Well that was stupid of me.
You thaught me a lesson. To read the log.

TNTCookie picture TNTCookie on 10 Mar 2015

I'm glad that issue exists. Thanks.

kourindouhime picture kourindouhime on 14 May 2016

I think its happen, when your Selected ISO file location and Selected USB drive is same .

coder618 picture coder618 on 25 Mar 2017

@coder618, this is exactly what I explained above. The ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive! message from the log is pretty explicit about that.

pbatard picture pbatard on 25 Mar 2017

@pbatard Thank you so much. This helped me.

pratimagautam977 picture pratimagautam977 on 15 Nov 2018

Yeaaaah, I may have made this mistake today as well. Lesson learned.

alderf picture alderf on 5 Dec 2018

Hello!
I get this error even though the ISO is on different drive + I found no errors in the log...
Does it mean it's 100% successful?

FahmiBmukbil picture FahmiBmukbil on 16 Jan 2019

Don't know __unless__ you attach your log. Also, the __only__ way to tell if the device was created successfully is to boot from it. have you tried that?

But FYI, there are some operations where Rufus will automatically retry if the access is designed. If Rufus says that the operation is complete, then it __is__ complete.

pbatard picture pbatard on 16 Jan 2019

  1. Yes I tried booting up from it, I get this:
    wef

  2. Yes it says it's complete!

FahmiBmukbil picture FahmiBmukbil on 16 Jan 2019

Then your issue has nothing to do with Rufus. All the files were copied, so if it doesn't boot, you'll have to look elsewhere for answers.

pbatard picture pbatard on 16 Jan 2019

hmmm, good to know!
thx

FahmiBmukbil picture FahmiBmukbil on 16 Jan 2019

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